The Westmead Institute is home to more than 45 research groups concerned with a wide range of human diseases and conditions. Key to our success is the way we connect researchers, clinicians and supporters.

While medical research receives support from governments, some worthwhile projects miss out on receiving grants. Your generosity can help us bridge this gap and translate laboratory discoveries into clinical practice where they can give new hope.

The Westmead Institute is home to more than 45 research groups concerned with a wide range of human diseases and conditions. Key to our success is the way we connect researchers, clinicians and supporters.

While medical research receives support from governments, some worthwhile projects miss out on receiving grants. Your generosity can help us bridge this gap and translate laboratory discoveries into clinical practice where they can give new hope.

Fighting infection costs the health system billions of dollars every year, so treating infection is one of the most cost-effective interventions in modern medicine.

The Critical Infection and Bacteriology, Antibiotic Resistance and Rapid Response Diagnostic (BARRD) group study critical infections and antibiotic resistance in the critically ill – the most vulnerable people in the health system.

We are using new informatics technology and genetic profiling techniques to understand the impact of antibiotics, develop cheap and rapid tests to diagnose infection and recognise antibiotic resistance, individually tailor treatment for each patient, and improve surveillance.

We integrate innovative microbiological, clinical, informatics and ethico-legal approaches to the diagnosis, surveillance and management of critical infections. We are building capacity in this research and translate our findings into policy and practice through international networks.